"A Job for Valentin" and "In the Heart of a Hero" Unit 3

Read this sentence from the article. "Brian Hart was on the lake that day, paddling a canoe with Brianna, his youngest daughter, and three of her cousins.

Which two questions does the sentence answer?

• who and how

• how and when

• when and what

• who and where

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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Which of these lines from the feature article has a dramatic feeling?

• There, he dropped the girls and phoned his brother, Eric.

• In Brian's case, the answer may lie in his biological makeup.

• Onlookers gasped in horror, watching the tragedy unfold; many called for help.

• As a boy, he'd learned to paddle and fish on Lake George, and later scuba dived and piloted his first motorboat there.

According to the article, which of these describes most "situational heroes"?

• The􏰈 do not let fear stop them from acting.

• The􏰈 do not reali􏰑e when the􏰈 are in danger.

• The􏰈 have better judgment than other people.

• The􏰈 are ph􏰈sicall􏰈 stronger than most people.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these is true about a news stor􏰈?

• It often includes something dramatic.

• It onl􏰈y includes the facts about a current event.

• It sometimes includes opinions from b􏰈standers.

• It sometimes uses emotion to capture the reader's attention.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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Wh􏰈 did Brian Hart jump into the water to save tour boat passengers?

• He was the onl􏰈y one who saw the accident.

• He was willing to risk his own life to save others.

• He thought one of his famil􏰈 members was on the boat.

• He thought it would be an eas􏰈 job for a strong swimmer.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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Which of these is the 􏰂riter's main point? (In the Heart of a Hero)

• All heroes deserve our thanks.

• Man􏰈 factors contribute to making a hero.

• Even heroes need help from other people.

• A hero is best identified through DNA tests.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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Which is usually􏰈 included in a feature article, but not in a news stor􏰈y?

• when something happened

• where something happened

• who was part of what happened

• how people felt about what happened

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why does Mrs. O'Brien offer jobs to Teresa and Valent􏰓n?

• She trusts them.

• She feels sorry for them.

• She thinks they have good ideas.

• She wants them to become friends.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

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As Teresa gets to know Valent􏰓n, her attitude toward him changes from

• feeling sorry to anger.

• curiosity to not caring.

• admiration to disgust.

• feeling bothered to understanding.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The narrator of this story does not tell the reader (A Job for Valentin).

• how Bob Dylan talks when he flirts.

• how Valent􏰓n looks when he is happy.

• what Pablito thinks about before he falls into the pool.

• what Valent􏰓n thinks about when he makes his animals.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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